Re: Gas Mileage

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Mar 19 2002 - 18:10:56 EST


The computer can't be trusted. Many people find it to be off by as much as 1.5
MPG.

Your mileage will increase as you break in. I think most people are seeing
increases until almost 10K.

B1LLYW@aol.com wrote:

> I just put gas in the Dak for the first time. I picked it up with a full
> tank from the dealer and 3 miles on the odomoter. I just filled it with 156
> miles on the odomoter, 95% city driving. According to the computer, I got
> 12.6 mpg.
>
> However, I just put 11.2 gallons of gas in it. If I do the math, 156 miles
> by 11.2 gallons of gas means I actually got 13.9 mpg. We'll see how I do
> from here. I'm going to try and keep track of my mileage.
>
> Bill White - www.moparforme.com
> '02 Quad Cab 4x4, SLT+, 4.7, 5 speed, 3.92's, Airaid, MBRP Super Single
> Exhaust

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-andy
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'99 CC 4x4 318 auto



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